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If you’ve ever wondered how a father can ‘prove’ he is dad, you wouldn’t be wrong in assuming that a genetic test, or a ‘paternity test’ is the way to do it. However, that is not the only way to prove paternity, and in some cases, it’s not enough! A court will sometimes not grant… Read more »

I previously blogged about Orders for Protection and divorce. My basic point was that when police advise people to “Get an OFP,” it’s usually because all they really want is a Court Order that they can enforce if called to the scene again. That is, NOT necessarily because the underlying facts truly warrant an OFP,… Read more »

Remember when our parents warned us not to make goofy faces lest they get stuck that way? Sadly, this kind of, sort of, happened recently when a parent failed to do anything about a court order that gave temporary custody of the children to the other parent….it kind of got stuck that way. The Minnesota… Read more »

Not quite ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Mechanics’, but, I recently came to a revelation. This past Sunday I (very slowly) ran the Twin Cities Marathon. One of the benefits of running at a pace like mine is getting a very long time to take in the beautiful scenery of the 26.2 mile course…. Read more »

Tim was selected by Tubman Family Crisis and Support Services as their Family Law Volunteer Attorney of the Year for 2016. This award is presented by Tubman to an attorney providing outstanding legal services to its clients in Family Court, and Domestic Abuse Court matters. Tubman is Minnesota’s largest provider of domestic violence services, helping… Read more »

I hope this isn’t something you have to spend time thinking about, but, have you ever wondered what happens to lawyers when they do something wrong? Have you ever wondered what to do if you believe your lawyer has done something wrong (or failed to do do something right) in working with you? What do… Read more »

If you’ve listened to recent discussion about the presidential election, you may have heard the issue of ‘temperament’ come up. One of the candidates recently questioned the other’s ‘temperamant’ and whether this made that candidate “unsuitable” to hold the office of Commander-in-Chief. That raises a question of whether it’s important or fair for us to… Read more »

It is not uncommon to see a “right of first refusal” clause in the custody and parenting time provisions of a divorce decree. It simply means that if a parent is not available to be with the children for a period of time during their regular parenting time, then the other parent is given the… Read more »

I hope this is a question you will never face, but, leaving an abusive partner or family member is not an simple decision, let alone following through with that decision. There are a myriad of variables that go into a such decision, some of which lean toward staying, and some toward leaving. These can include:… Read more »

The law has long been that unless agreed otherwise in a divorce decree, if a spousal maintenance recipient remarries, the remarriage terminates the spousal maintenance award. The rationale, based largely upon traditional gender stereotypes, goes something like this: If an ex-wife remarries, she now has a new husband to support her, and she no longer… Read more »